Pan Fo'r Nos Yn Hir // Barry Male Voice Choir // 2011

Barry Male Voice Choir performing
Event: 2011 annual concert
Location: St. Helen's Church, Barry
Song: Pan Fo'r Nos Yn Hir
Written by: Ryan Davies
Musical Director: Dot Connell
Accompanist: Emma Arscott

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*Geiriau* Pan fyddo'r nos yn hir A phell y wawr Brwydro drwy'r oriau hir Heb gwsg un awr Ymladd a throi a throi Drwy'r oriau maith Heb weled diwedd ddoe Na phen i'r daith Yna drwy'r tywyllwych du Gwella dy wyneb di Wrth gofio rhamant Cau mae'r amrant Pan fo'r nos yn hir Pan fyddo'r nos yn hir A phell y wawr Brwydro drwy'r oriau hir Heb gwsg un awr Ymladd a throi a throi Drwy'r oriau maith Heb weled diwedd ddoe Na phen i'r daith Yna drwy'r tywyllwych du Gwella dy wyneb di Wrth gofio rhamant Cau mae'r amrant Pan fo'r nos yn hir Yna drwy'r tywyllwych du Gwella dy wyneb di Ac ofn a gilia Braw ddiflana Pan fo'r nos yn hir

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What's happening in the beginning of this arrangement? It was at least three bars before I got any idea of the melody. Couldn't make out the words either. Not a great start at all. There is absolutely no reason to add harmony to Ryan's beautifyl unison sound; the harmony comes in on the chorus. Trying to 'float' a descant above the melody line is also a bad idea - especially when the top tenors can't reach it - they are almost a tone flat! Again, opening of verse two is not recognisable as Pan Fo'r Nos yn Hir for several bars. It's a case of you trying to fix something that wasn''t broken. The ending is over fussy and over complicated and definitely doesn't work. Intonation was poor throughout and it really manifested itself on the ending. Sorry for the criticisms but this song is very dear to my heart, and I have done it with great success with all my Male Voice Choirs. Keep it simple please.